Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The website of An Garda Síochána and GPS navigation give information on collisions and issues of safety. I would love justification for the two particular speed operations I have mentioned. We can go to any website and look at any camera. At 2.55 p.m. on a Wednesday the traffic on the N40 heading east towards the Glanmire exit of the tunnel is backed up to the Mahon Point exit and beyond. For the life of me I cannot comprehend the GoSafe van there. I am a full supporter of the RSA and the need for road safety. I have had successes in terms of other locations of operations. I also mentioned this to An Garda Síochána when representatives came before the committee before the summer recess. There is no reason for it. At the junction at the Kinsale Road roundabout heading to The Elysian, there is a GoSafe van on the left-hand side heading towards town for no reason other than to create a revenue source for whoever. My fundamental point is that we are putting vans in these places when they should be elsewhere as part of our strategy to reduce speed. I am all for this. I have modified my own behaviour on the basis of safety and we should all do so. It is important that we look at how to work with county and city councils in the operation of these vans.